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NRF Thuthuka Grant 2025: How Emerging South African Researchers Can Secure R350,000 per Year

If you’re an early‑career researcher in South Africa, the NRF Thuthuka Grant is not just “nice to have” funding. It’s one of the most strategic investments you can get in your career.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: R350,000 per year Deadline: Sep 16, 2025 Location: South Africa

NSF 26-502: Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) 2026

A U.S. National Science Foundation two-stage engineering award for high-risk, high-impact projects led by individual investigators pursuing distinct new research directions.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total anticipated program funding: 15,000,000 USD Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 26-506: Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)

NSF funding for creating sustainable, secure open-source ecosystems through three tracks focused on planning, scaling, and improving security of high-impact research-derived software and infrastructure.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Anticipated program funding up to 40,000,000 USD Deadline: Sep 1, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 26-7607: Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL)

NSF Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL) is a 2026 program for fundamental research on engineering systems that improve reliability and performance of power, energy, transport, manufacturing, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

NSF CAREER Program (Faculty Early Career Development)

NSF's early-career faculty award for researchers building an integrated research and education agenda.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: Minimum $400,000 over 5 years Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Location: United States

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): $37,000 Stipend + $16,000 Education Allowance for STEM Graduate Students

Prestigious fellowship supporting outstanding U.S. graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines with three years of funding over a five-year period, including annual stipend and tuition support.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: $37,000 annual stipend + $16,000 cost-of-education allowance for 3 years Deadline: Nov 14, 2025 Location: United States

PA-25-303: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) 2026-2027

Parent R01 NIH NOFO for basic experimental studies involving humans where the project is clinical-trial-based but still framed as basic research, with recurring NIH standard submission cycles and open competitive peer review.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

PA-25-422: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

NIH Parent F31 fellowship for predoctoral researchers who need mentored training, stipend support, tuition/fees, and institutional allowance.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: NIH NRSA predoctoral stipend plus tuition/fees and institutional allowance at current NIH rates Deadline: Aug 8, 2026 Location: United States and International

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship 2025: How to Compete for $90,000 to Fund Graduate Study for New Americans

A practical guide to the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, including who qualifies, what the award pays, how the application works, and how to decide whether to apply.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $90,000 over two years (tuition support plus stipend) Deadline: Oct 29, 2026 Location: United States

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan 2025: How to Secure a Fully Funded JSPS Research Stay

If you are a postdoc dreaming of doing serious research in Japan but your bank account is stubbornly saying “absolutely not,” the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships are the funding line you should be obsessing over.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: Monthly stipend of JPY ¥362,000 plus settling-in, travel, and research support allowances Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 Location: Japan